CVE-2017-17557

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Summary

CVECVE-2017-17557
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2018-04-24 20:29:00 UTC
Updated2018-06-05 14:33:00 UTC
DescriptionIn Foxit Reader before 9.1 and Foxit PhantomPDF before 9.1, a flaw exists within the parsing of the BITMAPINFOHEADER record in BMP files. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of the biSize member, which can result in a heap based buffer overflow. An attacker can leverage this to execute code in the context of the current process.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-119

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Foxitsoftware Foxit Reader All All All All
Application Foxitsoftware Foxit Reader All All All All
Application Foxitsoftware Phantompdf All All All All
Application Foxitsoftware Phantompdf All All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Security Bulletins | Foxit Software CONFIRM www.foxitsoftware.com Vendor Advisory
0patch Blog: 0patching Foxit Reader Buffer... Oops... Integer Overflow (CVE-2017-17557) MISC blog.0patch.com Third Party Advisory
Foxit Reader Multiple Flaws Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code, Deny Service, and Obtain Potentially Sensitive Information - SecurityTracker SECTRACK www.securitytracker.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Foxit Reader and Foxit PhantomPDF CVE-2017-17557 Heap Based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability BID www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
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NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
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